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Production and characterization of atomized U-Mo powder by the rotating electrode process

Creators

  • 1. Idaho National Laboratory, Nuclear Programs Directorate, Idaho Falls, ID 83403 (United States)
  • 2. University of Idaho, College of Engineering, Moscow, ID 83844 (United States)

Description

In order to produce feedstock fuel powder for irradiation testing, the Idaho National Laboratory has produced a rotating electrode type atomizer to fabricate uranium-molybdenum alloy fuel. Operating with the appropriate parameters, this laboratory-scale atomizer produces fuel in the desired size range for the RERTR dispersion experiments. Analysis of the powder shows a homogenous, rapidly solidified microstructure with fine equiaxed grains. This powder has been used to produce irradiation experiments to further test adjusted matrix U-Mo dispersion fuel. (author)

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2007 international meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors (RERTR). Abstracts and available papers presented at the meeting

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.rertr.anl.gov/RERTR29/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
2007 international meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors (RERTR). Abstracts and available papers presented at the meeting
Imprint Pagination
vp.
Journal Page Range
10 p.
Report number
INIS-US--08N0001

Conference

Title
29. international meeting on reduced enrichment for research and test reactors
Acronym
RERTR-2007
Dates
23-27 Sep 2007
Place
Prague (Czech Republic)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39121048
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
IRRADIATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; POWDERS; TESTING; URANIUM; URANIUM-MOLYBDENUM FUELS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ALLOY NUCLEAR FUELS; ALLOYS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR MATERIALS; SOLID FUELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract DE AC07 05ID14517
Notes
8 refs, 7 figs, 3 tabs